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BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) -- A senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Saturday urged Chinese scientists to become the pioneers of sci-tech self-reliance

© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping on Friday called for accelerated efforts in building China into a leader in scien

BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to scientific and technological innovation. Xi, also general secretary of the

Scientists have modelled how long it could take people to safely evacuate Auckland with advance warning of a volcano eruption. They found the whole process could take up to 49 hours when the site of the new eruption is understood, and that people living ...

Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 9:11 am New Zealand’s best tasting tap water will be decided in Napier on 27 May when the Water Industry Operations Group (WIOG) hosts the Ixom 2021 Water Taste Test competition. Numerous water suppliers from around the country will be submitting samples of their drinking water, which will be judged on qualities including colour, clarity, odour and mouthfeel. Judges for the 2021 competition are: Mike Monaghan, former WIOG Chair and WIOG Life Member; Water Operations M...

HEY YABBLE TO DELIVER RICHER, MORE ACCURATE INSIGHTS FASTER THAN EVER BEFORE. Hey Yabble is an artificial intelligence-powered super engine, revolutionising the speed and efficiency by which data is transformed into rich insightful knowledge. Comprised of cutting edge AI tools and algorithms, the New Zealand-made market research insights product allows businesses to save hours in data analysis, dramatically improving productivity and allowing them to use their data smarter. Hey Yabble was anno...

Thursday, 27 May 2021, 6:04 am Though many Kiwis don’t know it, Dunedin has long been home to some of New Zealand’s top technology sector companies – and continues to develop as a hub for homegrown software and tech innovators. Once thought of as just a student city, there are now more tech companies thriving in the heart of the city than ever before. Dunedin-based tech companies are carving out their place in the world in some surprising niches. ADInstruments, for example, is one of the...

Research For Life invites Wellington-based medical researchers to apply for research and travel grants. The closing date for applications for our next grant round is Thursday, 5 August 2021. Research grants enable recipients to undertake innovative ...

Thursday, 27 May 2021, 5:36 am A state-of-the-art purpose-built Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Development Laboratory, which will allow students to use advanced technology, has been opened on EIT’s Hawke’s Bay Campus in Taradale. The ribbon was cut by Hilton Collier, Chairman of the EIT Board, in front of staff and students this week. Fred Koenders, Executive Dean, Faculty of Commerce and Technology, says the lab reflects the Bachelor of Computing Systems’ (BCS) role in Hawke’s B...

Pedestrians come and go on the street wearing face masks in New York on May 14. (Daisuke Nakai) The more a society values the collective interest over that of the individual, the more likely that people in it are wearing face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a team led by a leading U.S. research university found. Though wearing face masks can help prevent the virus from spreading, the mask-wearing rate varies greatly depending on countries and regions.  To determine why some have embraced mas...